Pokemon Go: Niantic Working to Resolve Premiere Ball Bug
In the wake of the Legendary raid events, Niantic is looking to fix a bug that occurs while trying to catch raid Pokemon.
The Premier Ball bug is an issue where a Raid Boss will always break out of the last Premier Ball granted to a player for that raid. This is especially frustrating when limited time Legendaries such as Zapdos are currently available. The fix Niantic is currently implementing for this bug is to simply give players an extra Premiere Ball.
Borderlands Developer Gearbox Reveals New Game
Gearbox Software has revealed a new game codenamed Project 1v1.
It's a shooter that Gearbox says "combines the action of fast-paced 1v1 first-person combat with the metagame strategy of a collectible card game."
Project 1v1 will see a closed technical test in the coming months. The early look at the game will offer three modes: ranked, challenge and arena. Signups are available at Project1v1.com.
Now Gearbox is busy with other games too, most notably Borderlands 3. Earlier this year at GDC, the studio showed off a Borderlands 3 early tech demo with Unreal Engine 4.
The Best Leia Tales Beyond the Movies
Leia Organa made an impression from her first appearance in A New Hope. She stood tall against the intimidating Darth Vader and lied to him, she watched the destruction of her entire freaking planet and kept moving forward, and she helped her would be rescuers make it off the Death Star. She established herself as a take charge individual who was apparently invincible to the headaches tightly wound hair can cause.
The princess from Alderaan continued to showcase her mettle throughout the original trilogy from remaining calm and leading during the Battle of Hoth to killing Jabba the Hutt with the chains he used to enslave her. Leia's story extended into the sequel trilogy with The Force Awakens and will continue in the upcoming The Last Jedi. And that's not all. Her history has expanded across books, comics, and television. You should read and watch these Star Wars stories to get more of Leia.
Bond 25: Showtime Boss Confirms Daniel Craig’s Return
Daniel Craig will indeed return as 007 in James Bond 25, according to Showtime CEO David Nevins.
According to /Film, Nevis confirmed Craig's involvement at the TCA press tour when explaining why the upcoming Showtime series Purity, which will star Craig, has been delayed, saying "He's doing Bond first."
Nevis added: "I can't say anything about what I know or don't know about Bond. That's not my area." However, he went on to note that "it's possible" Craig may not be available to film Purity until 2019 because of scheduling conflicts with Bond 25.
While there have been reports that Craig's return for Bond 25 is a "done deal," this is the first time an industry person has said on the record that Craig will indeed reprise his role as 007.
Opinion: How to Save The Dark Tower
The Dark Tower, adapted from Stephen King’s incredible series of novels, finally hit theaters lacking any sort of critical or commercial splash. We scored the film a 5.0, calling it a “thoroughly average adaptation of some truly incredible source material.” Likewise, while it opened at #1 this past weekend, its $19.5 million draw, adding to the lowest weekend of the summer, didn’t exactly scream a film that’s setting the foundation for a massive cinematic universe.
With Sony insistent that the television series is still moving ahead as planned, here are some ways, from a massive fan of the source material, that I feel The Dark Tower can still be salvaged.
Resident Evil’s Milla Jovovich to Play Hellboy Villain
Resident Evil star Milla Jovovich will play the main villain in the Hellboy reboot.
IGN can confirm Jovovich, who portrayed protagonist Alice in all six Resident Evil movies, will star as the Blood Queen.
Milla Jovovich in Resident Evil: The Final Chapter.
Jovovich will star opposite David Harbour, who'll play the titular Hellboy. Deadwood's Ian McShane has also recently joined the cast as Hellboy's adoptive father, Professor Broom.
Disney to Pull Its Movies from Netflix
Disney has announced plans to launch its own streaming services, and as such will pull its movies from Netflix.
During its latest earnings report, Disney said it intends to debut its own branded streaming service for US consumers in 2019 and will then expand the service worldwide, CNBC reports.
Disney and Pixar titles will be removed from Netflix, with this new service serving as the home for all Disney movies going forward. The service's initial lineup will include Toy Story 4, Frozen 2 and the live-action adaptation of The Lion King.
FOX Exec Doesn’t ‘See an End’ to The Simpsons Soon
As The Simpsons approaches its 30th season, Fox TV's Chairman and CEO Dana Walden doesn't expect the series to come to a close in the near future.
Speaking to journalists following Fox's Television Critics Association summer press tour executive panel, Walden said she sees a long future for the series, especially as its producers continue to innovate.
"I never want to be
without The Simpsons," Walden joked. "Jim
and Matt
have so much excitement and enthusiasm and they keep innovating. The stories are so fresh, I really don't see an end to that storytelling. It's certainly not one... something that we've discussed," Walden said.
Fox renewed The Simpsons through season 30 late last year, and part of what Walden believes is keeping the series fresh is its willingness to experiment, including a live Homer Simpson segment and a VR couch gag in episodes that aired last year.
Ubisoft Opens New Studio in Stockholm
Ubisoft has announced it's opening a new studio in Stockholm, Sweden and has appointed former EA DICE manager Patrick Bach to lead its efforts.
According to a post on Ubisoft's official blog, the studio, aptly named Ubisoft Stockhom, will work on AAA projects with Massive Entertainment, the Sweden-based studio behind The Division.
Bach confirmed the team will work with Massive on its new game based on James Cameron's Avatar, a title that won't be released before 2020.
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